diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/identity/ipa/ipa_host.py b/lib/ansible/modules/identity/ipa/ipa_host.py
index c24caeea576..4c626f85d75 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/identity/ipa/ipa_host.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/identity/ipa/ipa_host.py
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ options:
     - This option has no effect for states other than "absent".
     default: false
     version_added: "2.5"
+  random_password:
+    description: Generate a random password to be used in bulk enrollment
+    default: False
+    type: bool
+    version_added: '2.5'
 extends_documentation_fragment: ipa.documentation
 version_added: "2.3"
 '''
@@ -92,6 +97,18 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
     ipa_user: admin
     ipa_pass: topsecret
 
+# Generate a random password for bulk enrolment
+- ipa_host:
+    name: host01.example.com
+    description: Example host
+    ip_address: 192.168.0.123
+    state: present
+    ipa_host: ipa.example.com
+    ipa_user: admin
+    ipa_pass: topsecret
+    validate_certs: False
+    random_password: True
+
 # Ensure host is disabled
 - ipa_host:
     name: host01.example.com
@@ -148,6 +165,9 @@ class HostIPAClient(IPAClient):
     def __init__(self, module, host, port, protocol):
         super(HostIPAClient, self).__init__(module, host, port, protocol)
 
+    def host_show(self, name):
+        return self._post_json(method='host_show', name=name)
+
     def host_find(self, name):
         return self._post_json(method='host_find', name=None, item={'all': True, 'fqdn': name})
 
@@ -165,7 +185,7 @@ class HostIPAClient(IPAClient):
 
 
 def get_host_dict(description=None, force=None, ip_address=None, ns_host_location=None, ns_hardware_platform=None,
-                  ns_os_version=None, user_certificate=None, mac_address=None):
+                  ns_os_version=None, user_certificate=None, mac_address=None, random_password=None):
     data = {}
     if description is not None:
         data['description'] = description
@@ -183,11 +203,15 @@ def get_host_dict(description=None, force=None, ip_address=None, ns_host_locatio
         data['usercertificate'] = [{"__base64__": item} for item in user_certificate]
     if mac_address is not None:
         data['macaddress'] = mac_address
+    if random_password is not None:
+        data['random'] = random_password
     return data
 
 
 def get_host_diff(client, ipa_host, module_host):
     non_updateable_keys = ['force', 'ip_address']
+    if not module_host.get('random'):
+        non_updateable_keys.append('random')
     for key in non_updateable_keys:
         if key in module_host:
             del module_host[key]
@@ -206,13 +230,17 @@ def ensure(module, client):
                                 ns_hardware_platform=module.params['ns_hardware_platform'],
                                 ns_os_version=module.params['ns_os_version'],
                                 user_certificate=module.params['user_certificate'],
-                                mac_address=module.params['mac_address'])
+                                mac_address=module.params['mac_address'],
+                                random_password=module.params.get('random_password'),
+                                )
     changed = False
     if state in ['present', 'enabled', 'disabled']:
         if not ipa_host:
             changed = True
             if not module.check_mode:
-                client.host_add(name=name, host=module_host)
+                # OTP password generated by FreeIPA is visible only for host_add command
+                # so, return directly from here.
+                return changed, client.host_add(name=name, host=module_host)
         else:
             diff = get_host_diff(client, ipa_host, module_host)
             if len(diff) > 0:
@@ -221,7 +249,10 @@ def ensure(module, client):
                     data = {}
                     for key in diff:
                         data[key] = module_host.get(key)
-                    client.host_mod(name=name, host=data)
+                    ipa_host_show = client.host_show(name=name)
+                    if ipa_host_show.get('has_keytab', False) and module.params.get('random_password'):
+                        client.host_disable(name=name)
+                    return changed, client.host_mod(name=name, host=data)
 
     else:
         if ipa_host:
@@ -245,7 +276,8 @@ def main():
                          user_certificate=dict(type='list', aliases=['usercertificate']),
                          mac_address=dict(type='list', aliases=['macaddress']),
                          update_dns=dict(type='bool'),
-                         state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent', 'enabled', 'disabled']))
+                         state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['present', 'absent', 'enabled', 'disabled']),
+                         random_password=dict(type='bool'),)
 
     module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
                            supports_check_mode=True)
@@ -263,5 +295,6 @@ def main():
     except Exception as e:
         module.fail_json(msg=to_native(e), exception=traceback.format_exc())
 
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()